2024 LDV T60 Max Plus price and specs: Chinese ute gets major tech, safety upgrade

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The LDV T60 ute has received a important upgrade, bringing with it a new, much high-tech interior, antithetic suspension and, astatine agelong last, autonomous exigency braking.

Called the 2024 LDV T60 Max Plus, the overhauled ute slots successful supra the existing T60 Max range. It’s successful showrooms now.

It’s priced from $45,990 drive-away for Australian Business Number (ABN) holders successful manual guise, with the car costing an other $2000. LDV is besides offering a Mega Tub version, priced astatine $49,490 drive-away for ABN holders.

Under the tegument it retains the aforesaid 2.0-litre four-cylinder bi-turbo diesel as T60 Max models, producing 160kW of powerfulness and 500Nm of torque, though LDV says it has remapped the motor bundle “to guarantee a much linear transportation of that power”.

The leafage outpouring rear suspension of the T60 Max has been swapped retired for a multi-link setup which LDV says results successful greater control, a much comfy ride, arsenic good arsenic higher payload and crushed clearance figures.

Payload is 800kg successful the T60 Max Plus Mega Tub, 840kg successful the T60 Max Plus manual and 830kg successful the T60 Max Plus auto. That’s up from Luxe and Mega Tub versions of the regular T60 Max, wherever it’s betwixt 730kg and 750kg. Ground clearance is up 5mm to 220mm.

Electric powerfulness steering is besides caller to the T60 line, with selectable Standard and Sport modes, arsenic is an electrical parkland brake.

The T60 Max Plus heralds the long-awaited accomplishment of autonomous exigency braking (AEB) successful LDV’s ute range, leaving Mahindra arsenic the lone marque to not connection this diagnostic successful this segment.

However, the manual exemplary misses retired connected AEB, arsenic good arsenic adaptive cruise power and lane-keep assist. All 3 are modular connected automatic models.

Inside, there’s a 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment strategy – up from the 10.25-inch portion successful the T60 Max, and present with Android Auto – positive a 12.3-inch integer instrumentality cluster.

These beryllium wrong the aforesaid assembly for a wraparound look, and the infotainment uses a caller operating system.

LDV hasn’t simply stuck successful a larger screen, however, with the interior receiving a substantially caller look. There’s a new, much driver-focused dashboard and, successful car models, a column-mounted shifter.

This has allowed LDV to space the centre console upwards successful car models, with a wireless charging pad connected apical and a caller retention cavity underneath. LDV hasn’t released images of the T60 Max Plus manual’s interior.

There are 3 USB ports up front, portion LDV promises a quieter interior acknowledgment to further soundproofing betwixt the motor and the bulkhead.

The T60 Max Plus scope builds connected the T60 Max Luxe successful presumption of modular equipment, which means inclusions similar leather upholstery, heated beforehand seats, and a surround-view camera.

Joining the instrumentality database are features similar a lockable tailgate and power-folding, heated exterior mirrors.

Externally, it’s distinguished from carryover T60 Max models with gloss achromatic trim connected parts similar the grille, doorway handles and exterior mirrors.

“The Aussie ute marketplace is simply a cardinal battleground for OEMs arsenic the vehicles person to beryllium genuinely multi-purpose, bridging the spread betwixt enactment necessity and manner choice,” says LDV Australia wide manager Dinesh Chinnappa.

“We’ve listened to feedback from the marketplace and worked intimately with our colleagues successful China to guarantee the T60 scope remains competitive.

“T60 Max Plus is simply a caller exemplary that has cardinal technical, specification and information updates to complement its presumption arsenic 1 of the astir almighty four-cylinder utes you tin buy.”

Pricing

Model	Price
2024 LDV T60 Max Plus manual	$45,990
2024 LDV T60 Max Plus auto	$47,990
2024 LDV T60 Max Plus Mega Tub auto	$49,490

All prices are drive-away, for ABN holders.

Drivetrains

	LDV T60 Max Plus
Engine	2.0-litre 4cyl bi-turbo diesel
Power	160kW
Torque	500Nm
Transmission	6-speed manual oregon 8-speed auto
Driven wheels	Part-time four-wheel thrust with selectable low-range gearing

Efficiency

Model	Fuel depletion (combined cycle)
T60 Max Plus manual	9.3L/100km
T60 Max Plus auto	8.9L/100km
T60 Max Plus Mega Tub auto	8.9L/100km

The T60 Max Plus meets Euro 5 emissions standards and has a 73L substance tank.

Dimensions

	T60 Max Plus	T60 Max Plus Mega Tub
Length	5395mm	5710mm
Width	1900mm (2145mm incl. mirrors)	1900mm (2145mm incl. mirrors)
Height	1819mm	1819mm
Wheelbase	3175mm	3490mm
Tub width	1510mm	1510mm
Tub magnitude (at floor)	1525mm	1840mm
Tub width (between arches)	1131mm	1131mm
Approach angle	27 degrees	27 degrees
Departure angle	24 degrees	24 degrees
Breakover angle	19 degrees	19 degrees
Ground clearance	220mm	220mm
Gross combined mass	6050kg	6050kg
Kerb weight	2210-2220kg	2250kg
Payload	840kg (manual), 830kg (auto)	800kg

Unbraked and braked towing capableness figures are 750kg and 3000kg respectively crossed the T60 Max Plus range, similar the T60 Max.

Servicing and Warranty

The LDV T60 Max Plus is backed by a seven-year, 200,000km warranty.

Safety

The LDV T60 scope has a five-star information standing from ANCAP, based connected investigating conducted successful 2017. This standing volition expire astatine the extremity of this year.

Standard information instrumentality includes:

6 airbags – front, front-side and curtain
Surround-view camera
Front and rear parking sensors

Auto models add:

Adaptive cruise control
Autonomous exigency braking
Lane-keep assist

The AEB works astatine speeds supra 8km/h, portion adaptive cruise works astatine speeds betwixt 8-130km/h and lane-keep assistance works supra 60km/h.